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August 12, 2019

Lawyer: Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has mental breakdown

Imprisoned polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has suffered a mental breakdown and isn't fit to give a deposition in a sex abuse ...

August 09, 2019

2007 mass shooting survivor copes with 300 pellets of lead

A woman who survived a 2007 mass shooting in Utah said Thursday she has lead poisoning from 300 shotgun pellets still in her ...

August 01, 2019

Utah's medical pot distribution, growing plans face scrutiny

Utah officials preparing to launch the state's medical marijuana program next year face mounting pressure from county ...

The Latest: Utah dismisses protests by marijuana firms

The Latest on protests by companies denied medical marijuana grower licenses in Utah (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Utah has ...

Popular YouTube 'King of Random' dies in paraglider accident

The creator of the YouTube channel "King of Random," whose experiments and hands-on science tips drew 11 million subscribers, ...

Phil Scott, Kate Brown, Steve Bullock, Steve Sisolak, Janet Mills

Governors weigh health care plans as they await court ruling

As they gather at a conference in Utah, governors from around the U.S. are starting to think about what they will do if an ...

2 Utah polygamous group members plead guilty in tax scheme

Two executives of a Salt Lake City biodiesel company linked to a polygamous group have pleaded guilty to charges filed in ...

Plan to slow Western wildfires would clear strips of land

The Trump administration is proposing an ambitious plan to slow Western wildfires by bulldozing, mowing or revegetating large ...

6-year-old girl dies after getting hit with golf ball

Authorities say a 6-year-old Utah girl has died after her father accidentally hit her with a golf ball. Police say the ball ...

Man charged in Utah college student's death appears in court

A tech worker charged in the death of a Utah college student made his first court appearance Monday as friends of the slain ...

Russell Jones

Competition to grow medical marijuana in Utah heats up

The wide metal barn on the Utah alfalfa farm owned by Russell and Diane Jones will host their youngest son's wedding next ...

Gay square dancers add new spin to centuries-old dance style

There wasn't a crinoline in sight as 850 square dancers at the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs opened its ...

Tech worker charged with murder in death of college student

A tech worker was charged Wednesday with murder and kidnapping in the death of a Utah college student whose body was found ...

Utah police say body of slain college student recovered

The body of a slain college student has been recovered in a Utah canyon about 85 miles away from a backyard in Salt Lake City ...

Suspect in woman's death barred from campus, report says

A man arrested in the death of a Utah college student whose charred remains were found in his backyard was banned from the ...

Contractor says suspect in killing wanted secret room

A construction contractor says the primary suspect in the killing of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck approached ...

Police arrest man suspected of killing Utah college student

A Utah college student missing 11 days was abducted and killed and her remains burned in the yard of a man now facing ...

The Latest: Utah man arrested in death of missing student

The Latest on the investigation into a Utah college student's disappearance (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Authorities are ...

Search for missing student turns up 'person of interest'

A man whose home was searched as police investigate the disappearance of a Utah college student was named a "person of ...

The Latest: 'Person of interest' in missing woman case

The Latest on the case of a university student who went missing in Utah on June 17 (all times local): 9:20 a.m. Utah police ...